??ANSWER TO EXERCISE 90

By encoding the character into a byte array and using @save and @restore. The numbers in this array might contain the character's name, rank and abilities, together with some coding system to show what possessions the character has (a brass lamp, 50 feet of rope, etc.)

Back to the exercise in section 33
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